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RESTATEMENT OF EARNINGS PER SHARE
In February 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement
of Accounting Standards No. 128, "Earnings per Share" (SFAS 128). SFAS 128
replaced the calculation of primary and fully diluted earnings per share with
basic and diluted earnings per share. Unlike primary earnings per share, basic
earnings per share excludes any dilutive effects of options, warrants and
convertible securities. Diluted earnings per share is very similar to the
previously reported fully diluted earnings per share.
On October 30, 1997, the Company acquired Neutronics Holdings A.G.
("Neutronics"), an electronics manufacturing services provider with operations
located in Austria and Hungary. The acquisition was accounted for as a
pooling-of-interests and all financial statements presented have been
retroactively restated to include the results of Neutronics.
The Company's financial statements for each of the quarters of the years
ended March 31, 1997 have been restated to correct the Company's accounting for
the acquisition of the Astron Group Limited to conform to United States
Generally Accepted Principles.
The following tables restate financial data schedules for the first three
quarters and the year ended March 31, 1998 giving effect to the application of
SFAS No. 128, the restatement of the Company's prior results to include the
results of Neutronics and the restatement of the Company's prior results to
correct the accounting for the acquisition of the Astron Group :
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<RESTATED>
<PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS 3-MOS 3-MOS 12-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> MAR-31-1998 MAR-31-1998 MAR-31-1998 MAR-31-1998
<PERIOD-START> APR-01-1997 JUN-30-1997 SEP-30-1997 APR-01-1997
<PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1997 SEP-30-1997 DEC-31-1997 MAR-31-1998
<CASH> 34,923 19,242 73,333 89,390
<SECURITIES> 0 0 0 0
<RECEIVABLES> 100,355 109,236 129,694 164,653
<ALLOWANCES> 6,368 6,175 7,081 9,528
<INVENTORY> 125,392 130,133 147,115 157,077
<CURRENT-ASSETS> 269,896 273,298 378,758 439,534
<PP&E> 228,424 248,047 273,307 335,915
<DEPRECIATION> 51,996 56,964 68,311 80,342
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 490,439 509,801 633,998 744,123
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 275,853 290,848 228,134 314,998
<BONDS> 0 0 0 0
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 0 0
<PREFERRED> 0 0 0 0
<COMMON> 108 108 125 134
<OTHER-SE> 100,860 108,697 207,280 214,675
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 490,439 509,801 633,998 744,123
<SALES> 235,547 251,468 295,000 1,113,071
<TOTAL-REVENUES> 235,547 251,468 295,000 1,113,071
<CGS> 212,517 226,786 266,192 1,004,170
<TOTAL-COSTS> 225,831 239,601 280,916 1,070,393
<OTHER-EXPENSES> (1,013) (487) 4,059 5,549
<LOSS-PROVISION> 0 0 0 0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 3,436 4,820 2,887 14,958
<INCOME-PRETAX> 7,293 7,534 7,138 22,171
<INCOME-TAX> 747 912 1,197 2,258
<INCOME-CONTINUING> 6,546 6,622 5,941 19,913
<DISCONTINUED> 0 0 0 0
<EXTRAORDINARY> 0 0 0 0
<CHANGES> 0 0 0 0
<NET-INCOME> 6,546 6,622 5,941 19,913
<EPS-PRIMARY> 0.39 0.39 0.31 1.09
<EPS-DILUTED> 0.37 0.37 0.29 1.04